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* See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake Virginia earthquake, 2011 (wiki)]] | * See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake Virginia earthquake, 2011 (wiki)]] | ||
=== Rocks === | === Rocks === | ||
[[File:Devils Tower Darton 1900.jpg|thumb||200px|Devils Tower, 1900 (wiki)]] | |||
* '''Devil's Tower''' | * '''Devil's Tower''' | ||
* click EXPAND for details on Devil's Tower | * click EXPAND for details on Devil's Tower | ||
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* '''Pompy's Tower" (Pompey's Pillar National Monument)''' | * '''Pompy's Tower" (Pompey's Pillar National Monument)''' | ||
[[File: | [[File:Pompeys_Pillar_NM_(9424545304).jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Pompey's Pillary National Monument (wiki)]] | ||
* click EXPAND for details on Pompey's Pillar | * click EXPAND for details on Pompey's Pillar | ||
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* rock formation rising from the Montana plain | * rock formation rising from the Montana plain | ||
* 150 ft tall, located near the Yellowstone River | * 150 ft tall, located near the Yellowstone River | ||
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* famous for its graffiti: | * famous for its graffiti: | ||
** William Clark, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803-06) inscribed his name on the rock on July 25, 1806 | ** William Clark, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803-06) inscribed his name on the rock on July 25, 1806 | ||
[[File:Popi_sig550.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|William Clark's inscription on the rock, 1806 (wiki)]] | |||
** Clark's journal entry of that day: | ** Clark's journal entry of that day: | ||
** <pre>“This rock which I shall Call Pompy's Tower is 200 feet high and 400 paces in secumphrance… The nativs have ingraved on the face of this rock the figures of animals &c. near which I marked my name and the day of the month & year.” | ** <pre>“This rock which I shall Call Pompy's Tower is 200 feet high and 400 paces in secumphrance… The nativs have ingraved on the face of this rock the figures of animals &c. near which I marked my name and the day of the month & year.” | ||
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* '''Three Sisters''' or '''Three Sisters Islands''' | * '''Three Sisters''' or '''Three Sisters Islands''' | ||
[[File:The Three Sisters islets, DC.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Three Sisters islets, DC (wiki)]] | |||
* click EXPAND for info on & legends behind the name of the rocks: | * click EXPAND for info on & legends behind the name of the rocks: | ||
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** three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, DC | ** three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, DC | ||
*** three Native American sisters who died crossing the river there while trying to rescue their brothers who had been kidnapped by another tribe | *** three Native American sisters who died crossing the river there while trying to rescue their brothers who had been kidnapped by another tribe | ||